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Didn't meet any soviet leaders. when asked about it, reagan said they keep dying on me. that was true, but he wasn't making much of an effort, and there was a fear that if you don't reach out to the soviets, they're so afraid of us, they'll do something stupid. >> president reagan had a change of heart, he is much more eager to meet with the new leader of the soviet union, and he has sent michaela gorbachev a letter suggesting a summit. ♪ >> all previous summits had had a communique worked out ahead of time by the foreign ministries. here's what we say at the end, and some gaps to be filled ...

>> the most important problem concerning the arms race and increasing hopes of peace, we didn't succeed in reaching at this meeting, so of course there are important disagreements on matters of principle that remain between us. >> the general feeling here is that president reagan deserves credit for starting a dialogue with soviet leader gorbachev, that in the nuclear age any lessening of tension must be applauded. but many pronounced the summit only a modest success because it failed to achieve significant progress on arms control. the first word that something was seriously wrong came from t...

Mr. gorbachev, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> it was perfect. it was beautiful. he had to insist on keeping it in the speech. and he did it. don't let anybody tell you it was a staffer or anybody else that did that. >> meanwhile, in the soviet union gorbachev decides to do something bold and he says let's separate sdi from reducing the nuclear stockpile. once he does this, it opens up the possibility for a third summit. >> this week's summit may prove especially important, even historic. for the first time since the onset of the nuclear age, the united states and soviet...

Us to show more emotion, be more exubera exuberant. >> it could have been the stupidest thing the president would do. we don't know how the soviet mi military was going to react. they were in their barracks but we didn't know if they would say enough we are not going to be kicked around like this. it would have been a craze sglae idea for us to beat his steps and come over here. >> the week after the berlin wall he had his first summit with gorbachev. during the meeting president bush expressed his support for gorbachev's restruck you aring initiative and other reforms in the communist block. ...

Revelation. >> nobody is claiming he has full responsibility. he worked with jack kemp who passed reagan's economic program that led to a massive job creation. he was tonl guy that believed the republicans should billion the majority and worked for 16 years to get him in the majority. you don't want to hear any of that? >> i do. i would like to stop on what mr. gingrich has been hammering relentlessly. it's the issue of his relationship to ronald reagan. he blasted reagan for his summit with gorbachev. it was the most dangerous summit for the west. in return, gingrich is mentioned once in reag...